Bill Hicks and Co., Ltd. Adds H-S Precision Products
Bill Hicks & Co., Ltd., a full-line distributor for the hunting and shooting sports industries, announces the addition of H-S Precision products to their product line…
Charitable Impact of Nicklaus Golf Balls to Receive PR Support
Buffalo Communications has been selected by Nicklaus Companies to help the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital raise funds for pediatric programs…
Tecnica and Völkl Settle FTC Case Over Sponsorships
Tecnica Group and Marker Völkl agreed to settle US Federal Trade Commission charges that they unlawfully agreed not to compete for each company's respective ski endorsers or employees…
Zumiez Grows Comps in Fiscal Q1, Sees Footwear Remaining Weak
Zumiez Inc. executives said the footwear business that drove its growth for a time remained difficult in the fiscal first quarter ended May 3 and that they see nothing in the fashion world that will change that this year…
GoPro’s IPO Filing Imputes Market Cap of Nearly $2 Billion
GoPro Inc. filed paperwork for a $100 million initial public offering (IPO) last week that shows it has rebounded strongly from production problems that delayed shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012. While the company has yet to price its IPO, its board
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Uggs Duty Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal concerning whether Ugg boots imported by Deckers Outdoor Corp. should be subject to lower duties…
Hibbett’s Q1 Comps Grow 4.1 Percent
Given the category challenges facing Dick’s Sporting Goods and the weather hurdles facing many retailers in the first quarter, Hibbett Sports, Inc. was content to muster a modest profit gain in the first-quarter, boosted by a healthy 4.1 percent com
Foot Locker Sees Record Quarterly Profits
Aided by its role as kingpin of the basketball category, Foot Locker Inc. reported its most profitable quarter in its history an athletic company and perhaps its 135-year history. On a conference call with analysts, Ken Hicks, chairman and CEO, noted that
Under Armour Partners With Rugby Canada
Under Armour and Rugby Canada announced a new multi-year sponsorship designating UA as the official technical partner for the sport's national governing body…
STX Sponsors 2014 NCAA Lacrosse Championship
Baltimore-based STX, LLC has signed on as the official lacrosse equipment supplier of the NCAA Championships…
Hibbett Sports Reports 4.1 Percent Comps in Fiscal First Quarter
Hibbett Sports Inc. reported net sales increased 9.1 percent to $261.9 million for the 13-week period ended May 3, 2014, compared with the fiscal first quarter ended May 4, 2013. Comparable store sales increased 4.1 percent…
Foot Locker Profit Jumps 17 Percent
Foot Locker, Inc. reported net income for the company's first quarter ended May 3, was $162 million, or $1.10 per share, compared with net income of $138 million, or 90 cents per share, last year. Wall Street's consensus estimate had been $1.06
HECS Stealthscreen Names New Marketing Partner
HECS Stealthscreen of Oregon announces it has hired Scales Advertising of St. Paul, Minnesota, to promote its clothing system that is designed to circumvent an animal’s sixth sense allowing hunters to get “closer than ever” to game…
SHOT Show Named to Top 25 Fastest-growing Trade Show List
The SHOT Show has been cited as one of the Top 25 fastest-growing trade shows based on attendance growth by a leading industry trade publication…
Golf and Nike Swim Pace Perry Ellis Q1
Perry Ellis International said its golf apparel sales grew 24 percent in the first quarter while Nike Swim expanded more than 10 percent…
